Murumuru Butter

Unveil the Amazon’s secret to exceptional skin and hair care with our exquisite Murumuru Butter. Sustainably sourced and cold-pressed from the seeds of the native Amazonian Murumuru palm, this refined butter is a celebrated ingredient in the cosmetic industry, offering unparalleled moisturizing and soothing benefits.

For more in-depth technical specifications, detailed fatty acid profiles, and scientific research references, please explore our dedicated technical data sections below.

INCI Name

Astrocaryum murumuru

Origin

Brazil - Amazon Rainforest

Unique Properties & Rich Composition

Murumuru Butter is a highly prized cosmetic ingredient known for its exceptional moisturizing and nourishing profile.

Key Characteristics:

  • Texture & Feel: Solid at temperatures below 25°C , it boasts a luxuriously soft, creamy texture that melts effortlessly upon contact with the skin , leaving a silky, non-greasy finish.
  • Sensory Experience: It exhibits a white to off-white hue with a light, pleasant, and characteristic aroma that is often described as neutral to slightly nutty.
  • Composition: Exceptionally rich in beneficial fatty acids and natural antioxidants , providing deep hydration and protective benefits.
  • Purity: 100% pure, natural, and wild-harvested for uncompromising quality.
  • pH Level: Neutral (~6.0 – 7.0)

Functional Profile

Fatty Acid Composition (NEN 5508:1995)

  • C10:0 Capric: 1-3%
  • C12:0 Lauric: 40-50%
  • C14:0 Myristic: 8-15%
  • C16:0 Palmitic: 28-33%
  • C18:0 Stearic: 2-4%
  • C18:1 Oleic: 5-10%
  • C18:2 Linoleic: ≤5%

Antioxidants & Active Components

  • Contains antioxidants that protect skin against environmental stress and premature aging.

Key Benefits & Application

Face Care | Lip Care | Hair Care | Body Care

Key Benefits & Application

  • Skin: A powerful moisturizer, rich in fatty acids that deeply hydrate and repair the skin barrier. It helps retain moisture, leaving skin soft, supple, and promoting cellular regeneration for improved texture. Its soothing properties make it ideal for sensitive or damaged skin. Commonly found in body lotions, creams, balms, and even sunscreens to hydrate and soothe.
  • Hair: Transforms dry, unmanageable hair! Murumuru Butter intensely hydrates and improves manageability, nourishing the hair shaft from within. It’s a stellar ingredient for conditioners, masks, and styling products, leaving hair soft, strong, and healthy.
  • Lips: Provides intense hydration and protection, perfect for creating nourishing lip balms.
  • For Soaps & Exfoliants: Enhances moisturizing properties in soaps, creating a creamy lather that leaves skin hydrated. In exfoliants, its gentle emollient nature supports smooth application.
  • Anti-Aging: With its natural antioxidant properties (Vitamin E), Murumuru Butter helps protect the skin from environmental damage and signs of aging.

Alternative to

Cyclopentasiloxane, lanolin, petrolatum

Proven Effects

  • Promotes cell regeneration.
  • Calms, soothes, protects irritated skin
  • Improves skin elasticity and repairs
  • damaged tissue.
  • Prevent transepidermal water loss
  • Softens and smooths the skin, improving overall texture.
  • Repairs and protects against
  • environmental damage.
  • Deeply moisturizing, repairs skin barrier

Shelfs Life

2 years

Certifications

USDA MAPA SISGEN Registered

Our Commitment

Our Murumuru Butter is a testament to ethical sourcing and community support. The seeds are sustainably harvested, and processed directly within traditional Brazilian communities in Pará, through our partnership with the Camtauá / CoFruta cooperative. This approach ensures regenerative harvesting and sustainable agro-extraction, providing a vital economic resource for the region and promoting community-based agro-industry production. Carbon Negative Impact: Embrace a product that contributes positively to the environment. For every 1 kg of Murumuru Butter produced, an average of 3.1 kg of CO₂ is sequestered, as validated by an independent study from RegenIntel.

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Join the regenerative beauty movement

Choosing BioTara means choosing a future where beauty regenerates, rather than depletes, the planet. Our mission is simple: to transform the cosmetics industry into a force for good—one sustainably sourced drop at a time.